SECTION .0800 ‑ OUTPATIENT SERVICES FOR INDIVIDUALS OF

ALL DISABILITY GROUPS

 

10A NCAC 27B .0801       DEFINITION AND GOALS

(a)  Definition.

(1)           Primary Service.  Outpatient services are

periodic services which encompass the clinical activities provided for all

disability groups which may occur at a designated center and through other

sites in the catchment area.  Services are provided to individuals or groups on

a non‑residential basis through recurrent short visits and include, for

example, individual, group and family counseling; educational counseling;

vocational counseling; psychotherapy; testing, evaluation and medication

therapy;

(2)           Components.  None;

(3)           Resource Items.  None;

(4)           Target Population.  Individuals who need

assistance in coping with problems associated with emotional disturbance,

mental retardation or substance abuse.

(b)  This service may be directed toward any one of the five

Social Services Block Grant [Title XX of the Social Security Act, 20 USC 1397‑1397(f)]

goals.

 

History Note:        Authority G.S. 143B‑10; 143B‑147;

Eff. March 1, 1983;

Transferred from T10.43D .0244 Eff. July 1, 1983;

Amended Eff. March 1, 1990; July 1, 1984.